Microsoft Offers Free Xbox LIVE Arcade Title for Outages

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Earlier this month Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE service was unreliable at best. Users were greeted with either frequent Yo-Yo disconnects (Connected! Not connected. Connected! Not connected.) or cryptic messages about Windows LIVE IDs - just in time for the post-Christmas present game-fest.

As they attempted to address the situation, Microsoft assured their loyal players that it was not the result of hackers or hardware failure, but the “largest sign-up of new members to Xbox LIVE in our 5 year history,” according to LIVE’s manager Marc Whitten. And instead of a simple apology, they decided to hand every LIVE subscriber a free game for their trouble.

We’re pleased to announce that from 2:00 a.m. PST Wednesday, January 23, 2008 through 11:59 p.m. PST, Sunday, January 27, 2008 you can download the full version of the recent Xbox LIVE Arcade game, Undertow free of charge.
The game description, from Xbox.com:

Undertow is a fast-paced action-shooter that sends you underwater as you battle up to 16 players for control of the oceans! Non-stop conquest-style battles push the envelope of onscreen effects and combat action and boast some of the most stunning graphics ever seen in an Xbox LIVE® Arcade title.
punk invites Xbox enthusiasts to check out the Xbox Et Al Group.

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